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Silver jewelry is polished and lustrous. It is much cheaper than gold and diamond jewelry. Meanwhile, because it has been designed into many particular and unique patterns, many fashion followers are fond of it very much. They often use it to decorate their beautiful garments.
Unfortunately, there are many types of fake silver jewelry on the market now. They look very similar to the real one. How can you identify whether the jewelry you are going to buy is real? The following are some good ways:
Firstly, you should notice the color of the jewelry. The more silver it contains; the more shiny and white it looks. If it contains lead, it will look a little blue-gray. If it contains copper, the surface of the jewelry will look rough and it won't look so bright.
Secondly, you should check the weight of the jewelry. The density of silver is a little larger than other types of common metals. If the jewelry is light with big size, it must contain other types of metals.
Thirdly, you should check its hardness. Silver is softer than copper, but harder than lead and tin. You can use a pin and scratch it on an unnoticeable place of the jewelry. If you can't make a mark on it, you can tell it is made of copper. If you can make a mark easily, and the mark looks very deep, it may be made of lead or tin. Only when the mark is not so deep can you tell it is silver jewelry.
Fourthly, you can judge it by hearing. You can throw the jewelry on the ground. If you hear a clear sound, it must be sterling silver. The less silver the jewelry contains; the milder sound it will give out. If it is made of copper, it will give out a piecing and loud sound. If it is made of lead or tin, it will give out a dull and short sound.
Finally, when you buy silver jewelry, you should check whether there are some characters of S925 marked on its surface. S stands for silver, and 925 is the symbol of sterling silver. All sterling silver jewelry contains 7.5% alloy because 100% silver is too soft to be made into jewelry.
After reading the above text, you may think some of the methods mentioned above are too complicated and not all of them are suitable to use. You can keep in mind the convenient and appropriate ways. When you buy silver jewelry, you can use them to judge.
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